Show kings speech old rite the lings speech Is in reality the declaration of the causes of the summons of the british parliament and forms the legal basis for the deliberations of the two houses it gives in broad outline the legislative pro fram of the session originally the king actually delivered his speech in person find and parliament could not as lile until the king thought fit to summon it the klags speech apparently patently ly dates back bach to the model parliament Ilai li of edward L I 1 SUMIo summoned nned ln in 1295 71 C |